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Download full textCaruso, David A.; Horm-Wingerd, Diane M.; Golas, Julianna C. – 2000
One of the first joint efforts of the collaborative partnership of the University of Rhode Island and the CHILD, Inc. Head Start program has been the design of the Early Head Start Continuous Improvement and Evaluation Project (EHS Plan), research designed to assess and continuously strengthen the quality of services offered to children and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Evaluation Methods, Partnerships in Education
NTS Research Corp., Durham, NC. – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: the educational services component of Head Start, and a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. These…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Yagi, Kan – 1985
The Chapter 1 Early Childhood Education (Preschool) Program in The Portland Public Schools (Oregon) provides educationally disadvantaged children with the experiences needed to ameliorate the disadvantages as they enter kindergarten. This year-end evaluation report contains both the statistical report forms with student test results and a…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Yagi, Kan – 1986
This year-end evaluation report of the Chapter 1 Early Childhood Education (Preschool) Program in Portland (Oregon) Public Schools is a narrative supplement to the statistical forms used by Chapter 1 Education Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) evaluation and is organized into six sections: (1) introduction; (2) description of the program,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
McNeil, Judy T. – 1980
The overall purpose of the national Head Start evaluation is to assess the impact, on the children and parents being served, of: (1) the educational services component of Head Start, and (2) a new demonstration program within Head Start, Basic Educational Skills. The evaluation deals with a total of 65 Head Start programs and their families. This…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
Bittner, Marguerite L.; And Others – 1968
Five groups of children were tested, and their test performances were compared. Experimental group one (X-1) consisted of 105 children who had attended a yearlong Preschool Readiness Center program. Experimental group two (X-2) consisted of 93 children who had attended a summer Head Start program. Control groups one and two (C-1 and C-2) consisted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups
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An intervention is described which had the twofold aims of increasing the literacy teaching skills of teachers and raising the achievement in Key Stage 1 national tests of selected groups of Year 2 children. The theoretical framework for the intervention is discussed. The training course for and delivery and success of the intervention are…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Objectives, Teaching Skills, National Competency Tests
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, Berkeley, CA. – 1971
This document is the first in a series of 12 early childhood program descriptions compiled by the Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development. The program described here is the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE) which was established at the George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville, Tennessee, in…
Descriptors: Administration, Costs, Early Childhood Education, Instructional Materials
Maude, Susan P.; And Others – 1992
This report presents the results of a 2-year collaborative effort by the Illinois State Board of Education and 2 independent evaluators to assess early childhood programs in various sites throughout Illinois, and to provide models for other schools or community programs developing and expanding services for young children. The evaluation…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment
Wahlstrom, M. W.; And Others – 1980
This document summarizes research into early childhood education programs for 3- to 8-year-old children in Ontario. The document focuses upon the problems, priorities, and practices which characterize these programs. Two factors in Ontario prompted research into its early childhood education programs: public concern over rising educational costs;…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
